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Forward Flux double feature brings complex cultural conversations to stage

by Reagan Jackson

The double bill of “las mariposas Y los muertos” and “No More Sad Things” offers thought-provoking theater and complexity around culture.

Donor covers $125,000 in DACA fees for Washington residents

by Venice Buhain

A private donation will cover the $495 renewal fee for up to 250 Washington residents in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

Leaf blowers flagged as polluters, possible health threat

by Stuart Silverstein and Anna Boiko-Weyrauch, FairWarning

Casa Latina offers workshops for immigrant landscapers, who face health and safety risks from gas-powered leaf blowers.

Nepal ethnic group gets expanded help for sickle cell disease

by Global Press News Service

The number of sickle cell diagnoses continues to rise among the Tharu people of rural Nepal. The government is increasing access to treatment and diagnosis.

Outside the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, where immigrants facing deportation are incarcerated, and immigration cases are heard by the Justice Department's Executive Office of Immigration Review. (Photo by Damme Getachew)

Northwest Detention Center sued by state over $1-a-day wage

by Venice Buhain

The suit says GEO Group violated state minimum wage laws, after it paid Northwest Detention Center immigrant detainees $1 a day.

Seattle organizations offer assistance as DACA deadline looms

by Globalist Staff

Immigrants whose coverage by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program will expire by March 15 face an Oct. 5 deadline to apply for renewal.

Judge blocks Burien ballot measure to repeal “sanctuary” policies

by Venice Buhain

The question of whether to repeal Burien's policies prohibiting officials from asking about immigration status or religion will not be on November's ballot.

Ugandan farmers adopt new techniques to weather climate change

by Global Press News Service

As climate change affects the traditional seasons, Ugandan farmers are adopting new measures to stay afloat — and increase the bottom line.

Seattle Ferguson Protest Photos

Do Black Lives Matter in the workplace? Colleagues should do more

by Tierra Johnson

Charlottesville was a reminder that allies must do more than the bare minimum in support of race and equity, including for their workplace colleagues.

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray to resign after fifth allegation of sex abuse surfaces

by Venice Buhain

The accusers say that they were teenagers when the alleged abuse occurred in the 1970s and 1980s. Murray maintains that the allegations are not true.

Death of Gauri Lankesh brings focus on the risks of journalism

by Sara Jamshidi

Gauri Lankesh, an editor and activist in India, was fatally shot last week, raising the question, "Is journalism worth dying for?"

Mexican shoppers flock to modern malls as middle-class credit grows

by Global Press News Service

Traditional markets were once mainstays of Mexican social and economic life, but shopping malls with chain stores and restaurants are on the rise.

Ari Glass unveils golden vision of South Seattle at Pacific Tower

by Reagan Jackson

Gold embodies the light of South end's diverse residents, as Ari Glass paints it in new works on permanent display at Pacific Tower.

Hundreds in Seattle rally in support of DACA

by Venice Buhain

Hundreds gathered at El Centro de la Raza in Seattle hours after the Trump administration announced the pending end of DACA.

Trump ends DACA

by Venice Buhain

The program allowed young people who arrived in the United States as children without documentation to live and work without fearing deportation.

Seattle Opera’s “An American Dream” spotlights Japanese American injustice

by Mayumi Tsutakawa

Revival of the 2015 chamber opera features collaborations with local Japanese American and civil rights groups.

New laws lower barriers for female entrepreneurs in Nepal

by Global Press News Service

Nepal’s new constitution ensures equal rights for women, and the country is finding ways to support its female entrepreneurs.

Pacific Northwest tribes concerned over Atlantic salmon spill

by Venice Buhain

The Lummi Nation called a state of emergency, and other tribes expressed concern, after a spill of thousands of farmed Atlantic salmon last week.

New local Rainier Valley radio station to hit airwaves in September

Media veteran Sharon Maeda will be the station manager at KVRU.

The Seattle Globalist — and you — ask the candidates

by Venice Buhain

Submit your questions for the candidates for the Seattle mayor's race, and the races for Seattle city council.